Man's basic vice, the source of all his evils, is the act of unfocusing his mind, the suspension of his consciousness, which is not blindness, but the refusal to see, not ignorance, but the refusal to know.

“She stood, in a room of crumbling plaster, pressed to the window-pane, looking …”

“My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his ow…”

“the person who loves everybody and feels at home everywhere is the true hater o…”

“What I've got to offer you is your life.''It's not yours to offer...”